Lentivirus

See also: lentivirus

Translingual

Human immunodeficiency virus 1 on an infected macrophage

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin lentus (“slow; lasting or continuing long”) +‎ -virus

Proper noun

Lentivirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Retroviridae – certain retroviruses.

Hypernyms

(genus): Riboviria - realm; Pararnavirae - kingdom; Artverviricota - phylum; Revtraviricetes - class; Ortervirales - order; Retroviridae - family; Orthoretrovirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - type species; Bovine immunodeficiency virus, Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Equine infectious anemia virus, Feline immunodeficiency virus, Human immunodeficiency virus 2, Jembrana disease virus, Puma lentivirus, Simian immunodeficiency virus, Visna-maedi virus - other species

References

Lentivirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lentivirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lentivirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lentivirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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